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Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa,
Miss., has delivered the Carteret,
a new 161-foot ferry to the
State of North Carolina. The vessel
can transport 200 passengers and 30
autos.
The $2.7-million, all-steel Carteret
is 161 feet long, with a 50-foot
beam and 12.

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders,
Inc., Whidbey Island, Wash., recently
christened the second of two
catamaran passenger ferries it has
built for the U.S. Army for use in
the Marshall Islands.
Built under a $1.8-million contract,
the 72-foot FB-817

The recent award from the Japanese
Defense Agency for its two newest
Coastal Mine Sweepers secures
Omnithruster's position as one of the
leading designers and manufacturers of
advanced, low noise, shock hardened
thrusters.
The Omnithruster JT575AM,